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Newspaper
Bennington Banner
Location
Bennington, Vermont, United States of America
Date
Oct 16, 1967
Page
4
The Bennington Banner is published daily except Sundays and holidays by the Banner Publishing Corporation located at 425 Main Street, Bennington, Vermont.
Bennington residents and visitors faced a weekend traffic jam as thousands of leaf peckers arrived from New York Connecticut and Pennsylvania. The piece urges a permanent internal bypass sign system directing motorists to Vermont Route 9 to relieve Putnam Square congestion and prevent future jams. It notes the upcoming ski season and warns of worsening traffic if officials fail to act.
Editor notes the Bennington selectmen endorse Rotary Club efforts to develop a neighborhood park on preserved Town Farm land near the bypass. Next March residents vote on funding, with possible state land-use monies for highway takings earmarked for park development. Local groups urged to sponsor facilities, spring plans to be reviewed by residents.
Governor Rockefeller surprised allies by declaring support for the proposed state constitution. He cited soul searching and possible fixes to undesirable features, while analysts link the move to politics, including a looming $2.5 billion mass transit bond issue and potential tax needs.
The article reflects on Mau Mau violence in 1952 53 in Kenya and its mixed legacy. It notes British crackdown ending with Dedan Kimathi's capture and execution but eventual Kenyan independence led to a mythologized heroism. It compares past violence to U S unrest, questioning if violence pays and highlighting lingering street names and Pan African reverence for Mau Mau.
Sunderland column notes woodchucks enter hibernation in October, seeking sleep as winter nears. It compares woodchuck behavior to bears and contemplates a world at risk from atomic war, suggesting chucks would endure underground while humans face fallout. The piece weaves humor with odd wartime implications and farmland traits.
A reader defends the Cardinals and rebuts an Oct. 12 Banner editorial asserting Boston Red Sox superiority. He cites Cardinals pitch ers Gibson and others, argues the better team won, and recalls historic World Series performances by Bob Gibson. Dorset N. Stannard signs the letter.
A Burlington letter-writer laments his college fraternity's irrelevance and rising selfishness while condemning its Vietnam era stance. He recalls camaraderie and peers, questions enlistment, and condemns the group's apparent oblivious immorality as youths race with a war scroll.
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